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j .....r.. j ...... ...rv So close yet so far away Men's and women's hoops travelled their last mile for the season. see sports page 10 Monday, March 9, 1998 www.weber.edusignpost Volume 60 Number 63 . kii Vause to head Honours Programme f :i 1 f 1 H 3 ISD(jpr)sG j. 1...! .f.y0.Jl' mil V,H r, IT, Mikel Vause Debate team secures position at nationals By Angie Welling senior news reporter-The Signpost At the Rocky Mountain District Qualifying Tournament held last weekend in Las Vegas, Weber State University's debate team secured two of the five available slots for this year's national tournament. The national tournament will be held at the University of Utah at the end of March. WSU is the only Utah school which will be competing in the tournament. In a way, we will be the home team," said Michael Bryant, director of WSU's forensics program. "It will be nice to represent Utah to the rest of the nation." Two teams composed of two students each will debate the pros and cons of increased security interest to Southeast Asia. WSU varsity debaters Jason Menzics and Dave Anthony are the first team who qualified in Las Vegas.Mcnzies and Anthony had an excellent tournament all the way through," Bryant said. However, the second team, Aaron Muranaka and Dan Dilsaver, Students By Patrick Parkinson campus affairs editor-The Signpost Students living in the Weber State University residence halls, along with people who visit the facilities, should be aware of policies the halls have that may not parallel the rest of the community. "Students who come to Weber State from a different part of the country often have problems with our alcohol policy," said Daisy Rodriguez, a residence hall director. "I think they feel they should By Kari Lynn Harland asst. news editor-The Signpost After hours of interviews and careful deliberation, Mikel Vause, professor of English, was chosen by various committees as the new director of the Weber State University Honours Programme. Vause will take over as Honours director March 30 and will remain for three years and a quarter with an opportunity for a three-year renewal. He is filling the slot vacated by Ron Holt who is retiring from Honours to return to full-time teaching. Vause is very familiar with the Honours Programme having been an Honours professor and WSU didn't have it so easy. They came from the bottom to secure their spot at nationals, Bryant said. 1 am really excited to go to nationals this month. This will be my first time in the tournament," Muranaka said. There will be 70 teams competing in the four-day tournament. Bryant believes that his teams have a good chance. According to Muranaka, there will be some tough competition in Salt Lake. If he cannot win, he is hoping to gain valuable learning experience. The tournament will consist of eight preliminary debates and one sudden-death elimination on the last day of competition. The first four debates will be in favor of the topic, while the last four debates will argue against it. With such in-depth topics, enormous amounts of research must be done before the actual debates ever begin, Bryant said. "You almost have to have somebody sitting at a computer doing research 24 hours a day," Bryant said. See Debate page 9 respond to residence halls procedures be able to do whatever they want in their room." Rodriguez said regardless of the opinions surrounding the alcohol policy, all students must understand that WSU is a dry campus; alcohol is not allowed anywhere on school property. The residence halls also have noise policies that, Rodriguez said, are often violated. Even if it is not between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m,-the residence halls' quiet hours, -she said courtesy should still be aconsideration. Honours graduate. "Somebody asked me the other day, 'What does an honours director do?' and I said it is like being a department chair. The only difference is you have your faculty from all over campus rather than all in one particular field. I get to work with people from the hard sciences to the health sciences, education, art and music that I wouldn't normally work with," Vause said. He said there are some changes he would like to make, but overall he thinks the WSU Honours Programme has a strong foundation. He has called various other honors programs across the nation and feels that WSU's program is headed in the One word: Ouch! At times like these, students like Stan Rigby are glad there are such things as mats. Rigby is receiving a lesson in Ninpo from the martial arts club adviser, Ron Holt. Visitors are welcome to come and watch karate-kid-type moves come to life. Spring quarter club fees are $20; for those interested, contact Holt at 626-6955 for more information. "Often residents do not understand that people have different lifestyles, and playing your music full blast can be disturbing, even at two o'clock in the afternoon." A handbook can be obtained from the housing office which explains the residence halls' policies. Students have differing views on the effectiveness of the policies. "I think a lot of the regulations they have here arc causing more problems than they are solving," T.R. Khan, a resident in the halls, said. Other students share Khan's right direction. "It's new territory; it's something new to explore. It gives me an opportunity to bring into play on campus in a fairly large arena ideas that I have in regards to education and things that I see as important for undergraduate students," Vause said. "I'm excited. I've had him as a professor, and I really liked him. I think he'll be an excellent director," said Honours student and president of Associated Students of WSU, Aaron Campbell. There will be a "Welcome Dr. Vause" party April 8 from 1 1:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Special Collections in the Stewart Library for Honours students view. However, Ketan Bhatia, a WSU resident from Kuwait, said he has experienced a much different student-housing situation at a school he attended in India. "We had 3 people in one room, and we all had to share one light bulb," Bhatia said. He said since a single light bulb was the only electrical item they were allowed to have in their room, some of WSU's housing policies would not be applicable. "Of course, there were no problems with loud noises," he said. and faculty. Past Honours directors are expected to attend and speak. "I think the students will really benefit and enjoy his energy," said CarolAnn Smith, Honours coordinator. "He has a great personality for Honours philosophy and a lot of enthusiasm," said Valerie Primbs, Honours student. "I think he will bring a lot of energy and new ideas to the program," Holt said. "I'm excited to be here. I hope they the students and faculty are willing to support the program. We want to the program to grow, so we need to have good experiences here and get the word, out," Vause said. . i s Bhatia feels the WSU residence halls provide a mellow and easily tolerated living situation."In India, if the girls were on one side of the campus, the guys would be on the other side," he said. "Here, I think it's pretty flexible." Residents are allowed to have members of a different sex in their room until 2 a.m. Before Christmas break last See Halls page 3 inside post news see page 2&3 ed itoria I see page 4 a&e see page 6 SpOftS see page 10 classifieds . . . .see page 12

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j .....r.. j ...... ...rv So close yet so far away Men's and women's hoops travelled their last mile for the season. see sports page 10 Monday, March 9, 1998 www.weber.edusignpost Volume 60 Number 63 . kii Vause to head Honours Programme f :i 1 f 1 H 3 ISD(jpr)sG j. 1...! .f.y0.Jl' mil V,H r, IT, Mikel Vause Debate team secures position at nationals By Angie Welling senior news reporter-The Signpost At the Rocky Mountain District Qualifying Tournament held last weekend in Las Vegas, Weber State University's debate team secured two of the five available slots for this year's national tournament. The national tournament will be held at the University of Utah at the end of March. WSU is the only Utah school which will be competing in the tournament. In a way, we will be the home team," said Michael Bryant, director of WSU's forensics program. "It will be nice to represent Utah to the rest of the nation." Two teams composed of two students each will debate the pros and cons of increased security interest to Southeast Asia. WSU varsity debaters Jason Menzics and Dave Anthony are the first team who qualified in Las Vegas.Mcnzies and Anthony had an excellent tournament all the way through," Bryant said. However, the second team, Aaron Muranaka and Dan Dilsaver, Students By Patrick Parkinson campus affairs editor-The Signpost Students living in the Weber State University residence halls, along with people who visit the facilities, should be aware of policies the halls have that may not parallel the rest of the community. "Students who come to Weber State from a different part of the country often have problems with our alcohol policy," said Daisy Rodriguez, a residence hall director. "I think they feel they should By Kari Lynn Harland asst. news editor-The Signpost After hours of interviews and careful deliberation, Mikel Vause, professor of English, was chosen by various committees as the new director of the Weber State University Honours Programme. Vause will take over as Honours director March 30 and will remain for three years and a quarter with an opportunity for a three-year renewal. He is filling the slot vacated by Ron Holt who is retiring from Honours to return to full-time teaching. Vause is very familiar with the Honours Programme having been an Honours professor and WSU didn't have it so easy. They came from the bottom to secure their spot at nationals, Bryant said. 1 am really excited to go to nationals this month. This will be my first time in the tournament," Muranaka said. There will be 70 teams competing in the four-day tournament. Bryant believes that his teams have a good chance. According to Muranaka, there will be some tough competition in Salt Lake. If he cannot win, he is hoping to gain valuable learning experience. The tournament will consist of eight preliminary debates and one sudden-death elimination on the last day of competition. The first four debates will be in favor of the topic, while the last four debates will argue against it. With such in-depth topics, enormous amounts of research must be done before the actual debates ever begin, Bryant said. "You almost have to have somebody sitting at a computer doing research 24 hours a day," Bryant said. See Debate page 9 respond to residence halls procedures be able to do whatever they want in their room." Rodriguez said regardless of the opinions surrounding the alcohol policy, all students must understand that WSU is a dry campus; alcohol is not allowed anywhere on school property. The residence halls also have noise policies that, Rodriguez said, are often violated. Even if it is not between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m,-the residence halls' quiet hours, -she said courtesy should still be aconsideration. Honours graduate. "Somebody asked me the other day, 'What does an honours director do?' and I said it is like being a department chair. The only difference is you have your faculty from all over campus rather than all in one particular field. I get to work with people from the hard sciences to the health sciences, education, art and music that I wouldn't normally work with," Vause said. He said there are some changes he would like to make, but overall he thinks the WSU Honours Programme has a strong foundation. He has called various other honors programs across the nation and feels that WSU's program is headed in the One word: Ouch! At times like these, students like Stan Rigby are glad there are such things as mats. Rigby is receiving a lesson in Ninpo from the martial arts club adviser, Ron Holt. Visitors are welcome to come and watch karate-kid-type moves come to life. Spring quarter club fees are $20; for those interested, contact Holt at 626-6955 for more information. "Often residents do not understand that people have different lifestyles, and playing your music full blast can be disturbing, even at two o'clock in the afternoon." A handbook can be obtained from the housing office which explains the residence halls' policies. Students have differing views on the effectiveness of the policies. "I think a lot of the regulations they have here arc causing more problems than they are solving," T.R. Khan, a resident in the halls, said. Other students share Khan's right direction. "It's new territory; it's something new to explore. It gives me an opportunity to bring into play on campus in a fairly large arena ideas that I have in regards to education and things that I see as important for undergraduate students," Vause said. "I'm excited. I've had him as a professor, and I really liked him. I think he'll be an excellent director," said Honours student and president of Associated Students of WSU, Aaron Campbell. There will be a "Welcome Dr. Vause" party April 8 from 1 1:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Special Collections in the Stewart Library for Honours students view. However, Ketan Bhatia, a WSU resident from Kuwait, said he has experienced a much different student-housing situation at a school he attended in India. "We had 3 people in one room, and we all had to share one light bulb," Bhatia said. He said since a single light bulb was the only electrical item they were allowed to have in their room, some of WSU's housing policies would not be applicable. "Of course, there were no problems with loud noises," he said. and faculty. Past Honours directors are expected to attend and speak. "I think the students will really benefit and enjoy his energy," said CarolAnn Smith, Honours coordinator. "He has a great personality for Honours philosophy and a lot of enthusiasm," said Valerie Primbs, Honours student. "I think he will bring a lot of energy and new ideas to the program," Holt said. "I'm excited to be here. I hope they the students and faculty are willing to support the program. We want to the program to grow, so we need to have good experiences here and get the word, out," Vause said. . i s Bhatia feels the WSU residence halls provide a mellow and easily tolerated living situation."In India, if the girls were on one side of the campus, the guys would be on the other side," he said. "Here, I think it's pretty flexible." Residents are allowed to have members of a different sex in their room until 2 a.m. Before Christmas break last See Halls page 3 inside post news see page 2&3 ed itoria I see page 4 a&e see page 6 SpOftS see page 10 classifieds . . . .see page 12